6 U.S.C. § 665a Intelligence and Cybersecurity Diversity Fellowship Program

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023 Edition
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-19 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/06/2023)

(a) Definitions

In this section:

(1) Appropriate committees of Congress

The term "appropriate committees of Congress" means-

(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and

(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

(2) Excepted service

The term "excepted service" has the meaning given that term in section 2103 of title 5.

(3) Historically Black college or university

The term "historically Black college or university" has the meaning given the term "part B institution" in section 1061 of title 20.

(4) Institution of higher education

The term "institution of higher education" has the meaning given that term in section 1001 of title 20.

(5) Minority-serving institution

The term "minority-serving institution" means an institution of higher education described in section 1067q(a) of title 20.

(b) Program

The Secretary shall carry out an intelligence and cybersecurity diversity fellowship program (in this section referred to as the "Program") under which an eligible individual may-

(1) participate in a paid internship at the Department that relates to intelligence, cybersecurity, or some combination thereof;

(2) receive tuition assistance from the Secretary; and

(3) upon graduation from an institution of higher education and successful completion of the Program (as defined by the Secretary), receive an offer of employment to work in an intelligence or cybersecurity position of the Department that is in the excepted service.

(c) Eligibility

To be eligible to participate in the Program, an individual shall-

(1) be a citizen of the United States; and

(2) as of the date of submitting the application to participate in the Program-

(A) have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale;

(B) be a socially disadvantaged individual (as that term in ¹ defined in section 124.103 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulation); and